Girls Volleyball: Loudoun County SR Quinn O'Connell to Play at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

(April 5, 2013) - Loudoun County High School senior Quinn O'Connell has committed to play volleyball next year for the NCAA Division III United States Merchant Marine Academy women's volleyball program in Kings Point, N.Y.

O'Connell is a 4-year member of the volleyball program and was a key part of the Raiders' 5th state title in 6 years in 2012. She is also the third member of the senior class for the Raiders volleyball team that will continue her career next year at the collegiate level.

Raider athletic director Ken Wright: "Congratulations to Quinn and her family....many hours of hard work in the classroom and on the court were required to achieve this goal."

 

College Corner: Broad Run Grad Scudder Earns Academic Ivy League Honors at Dartmouth

College Corner with Dan Sousa

Hanover, N.H. (March 13, 2013) - Broad Run High School grad and Dartmouth College government major Elisa Scudder was named Academic All-Ivy League after the fall women's volleyball season. The 6-foot-2 middle blocker led Big Green (2-22 record) in blocks with 64 total. She played in 21 matches with 161 kills and a .294 hitting percentage. She also had 18 service aces and 75 digs on the season.

Scudder now has 485 career kills at Dartmouth and 209 total blocks.

Girls Volleyball: Heritage to Hold Ceremony for College-Bound Montanez

(Dec. 13, 2012) - Heritage High School will hold a ceremony for senior Dariel Montanez at 1:45 p.m. Friday. Montanez is committed to playing women's volleyball next year at NCAA Division II Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.

College Corner: Dominion Grad Allyson Reed is a Hitting Machine for D3 Hollins University

College Corner with editor Noelle Dormio

Courtesy of Hollins University

(Sept 19, 2012) - Dominion High School grad Allyson (Ally) Reed, a senior at NCAA Division III Hollins University in the ODAC, has been swinging away and racking up the kills for her team.  

At the 2012 Hollins Invitational on Sept. 8 Hollins beat Gettysburg with the help of Ally's 17 kills, 5 digs, a pair of blocks and 3 service aces. Hollins fell in the finals against Virginia Intermont College but Ally put up some very impressive numbers with 10 kills and 25 digs.  Ally's major is International Studies and with graduation not to far away we wish Ally the best of luck in everything she does. 

Read more about Ally and her team

College Corner: Briar Woods Grad Jensen and Broad Run Grad Feddersen Earn USA South Conference Women's Volleyball Honors

Bailey Jensen
(photo courtesy CNU)

(Nov. 3, 2011) - Briar Woods High School grad Bailey Jensen and Broad Run High School grad Jess Feddersen were part of a well-represented Christopher Newport University women's volleyball team when the USA South Conference awards were announced this week. Jensen, a junior middle blocker, was named to the First Team, and Feddersen, a freshman outside hitter, was named to the conference's All-Sportsmanship Team.

Jensen, one of three captains on the team, averaged 2.48 kills per set and hit .341 this season. Jensen also led the team in blocks with 110, averaging 1.01 per set.

Jess Feddersen
(photo courtesy CNU)

CNU placed a record seven players on the All-Conference Team. Senior setter Jessie Heavenrich became just CNU's second ever two-time Conference Player of the Year as she helped CNU sweep the four major volleyball conference awards.

Heavenrich earned Player of the Year honors and was joined by junior defensive specialist Abby Hogge as Libero of the Year, freshman right side Jessie Kolden as Rookie of the Year and Lindsay Birch as Coach of the Year.

College Corner: Broad Run Grad Scudder Helps Dartmouth to 12-7 Mark After Record-Setting Freshman Season

(Oct. 28, 2011) - Broad Run High School graduate Elisa Scudder has played in all but one set her sophomore season at Dartmouth, helping the Big Green to a 12-7 overall mark currently and 4-4 in the Ivy League. Scudder had a record-setting freshman campaign with her name in the record books for kill percentages and blocks.

Scuddder has 121 kills this season on 283 total attacks with a .286 hitting percentage. She has 12 service aces and leads the team with 60 total blocks. More on Dartmouth women's volleyball here.